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US 9,891,073 · App. 15/160,654 · Granted Feb 13, 2018

Method and device for providing guidance to street view destination

Inventor: Teng Ma (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,891,073
App. No.
15/160,654
Granted
Feb 13, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a method and device for providing guidance to a street view destination. The method includes: acquiring a real scenario image of a scenario in which a device is located; determining, according to a current location and a device facing direction of the device, annotated information needing to be displayed; displaying, in the real scenario image, the annotated information needing to be displayed; determining selected annotated information; and displaying detailed information of a street view corresponding to the selected annotated information.

Claims (54)

1. A method for providing guidance to a street view destination performed at an electronic device having one or more processors and a memory for storing programs to be executed by the processors, comprising:

acquiring a real scenario image of a scenario in which a device is located;

determining a current location and a device facing direction of the device;

determining, according to the current location and the device facing direction of the device, annotated information needing to be displayed;

displaying, in the real scenario image, the annotated information needing to be displayed;

determining selected annotated information;

displaying a detail page of a street view corresponding to the selected annotated information, wherein the detail page comprises a street view thumbnail; and

displaying a corresponding street view panorama when it is detected that a user clicks on the street view thumbnail on the detail page.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the acquiring a real scenario image of a scenario in which a device is located comprises:

acquiring, by using a camera of the device, the real scenario image of the scenario in which the device is located.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

the current location of the device is determined by using a global positioning system (GPS) positioning apparatus, and the device facing direction of the device is determined by using a sensor, wherein the sensor comprises one or more of an accelerometer, a gyroscope, and an electronic compass.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining, according to the current location and the device facing direction of the device, annotated information needing to be displayed comprises:

acquiring annotated information corresponding to the current location and the device facing direction of the device;

performing filtering on the acquired annotated information according to a policy for filtering out annotated information; and

determining that annotated information obtained after the filtering is the annotated information needing to be displayed.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the performing filtering on the acquired annotated information according to a policy for filtering out annotated information comprises:

performing filtering on the acquired annotated information according to types of real scenarios corresponding to the annotated information; and/or

performing filtering on the acquired annotated information according to distances from real scenarios corresponding to the annotated information to the current location of the device.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the displaying, in the real scenario image, the annotated information needing to be displayed comprises:

displaying the annotated information needing to be displayed and the real scenario image on the display screen of the device in an overlaid manner.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein when a target area is set on the display screen of the device, the method further comprises:

displaying, in an emphasized manner, annotated information in the target area and a real scenario corresponding to the annotated information.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining selected annotated information comprises:

determining, when it is detected that a user clicks on annotated information, the annotated information that the user clicks on as the selected annotated information.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining selected annotated information comprises:

determining, when it is detected that a time for which annotated information in a target area stays in the target area exceeds a threshold, that the annotated information is the selected annotated information.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining selected annotated information comprises: determining, when it is detected that a user rocks the device, that annotated information in a target area is the selected annotated information.

11. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining selected annotated information comprises:

determining, when it is detected by using an eye tracking technology that a time for which a user stays on annotated information exceeds a threshold, that the annotated information is the selected annotated information.

12. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining selected annotated information comprises:

determining, when annotated information input by a user by using voice is detected, that the annotated information is the selected annotated information.

13. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

selecting one piece of annotated information according to a preset rule when more than one piece of annotated information appears in a target area, and determining that the one piece of annotated information is annotated information in the target area.

14. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the selecting one piece of annotated information according to a preset rule, and determining that the one piece of annotated information is annotated information in the target area comprises:

determining that annotated information nearest to the central point of the target area is the annotated information in the target area.

15. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the selecting one piece of annotated information according to a preset rule, and determining that the one piece of annotated information is annotated information in the target area comprises: selecting annotated information with a highest weight according to weights of the annotated information appearing in the target area, and determining that the annotated information is the annotated information in the target area.

16. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the selecting one piece of annotated information according to a preset rule, and determining that the one piece of annotated information is annotated information in the target area comprises: randomly selecting one piece of annotated information, and determining that the one piece of annotated information is the annotated information in the target area.

17. The method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the detail page further comprises: address details, a contact number, and a distance.

18. The method according to claim 17 , after the displaying detailed information of a street view corresponding to the selected annotated information, further comprising:

determining an optimal route from the current location to the street view destination when a request for planning a path to the street view destination is received, wherein the optimal route comprises one or more of the following: an optimal walking route, an optimal route for a public transportation tool, and an optimal route for a non-public transportation tool.

19. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the annotated information comprises one or more of the following: point of interest (POI) information, a street view thumbnail, nearby activity information, an emergency, transportation information, and a distance.

20. An electronic device for providing guidance to a street view destination, comprising:

one or more processors;

memory; and

one or more programs stored in the memory and to be executed by the processors, the programs further including instructions for:

acquiring a real scenario image of a scenario in which a device is located;

determining a current location and a device facing direction of the device;

determining, according to the current location and the device facing direction of the device, annotated information needing to be displayed;

displaying, in the real scenario image, the annotated information needing to be displayed;

determining selected annotated information;

displaying a detail page of a street view corresponding to the selected annotated information, wherein the detail page comprises a street view thumbnail; and

displaying a corresponding street view panorama when it is detected that a user clicks on the street view thumbnail on the detail page.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 22, 2016
From: MA, TENG
To: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 039217/0053 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2014 1 0247087 · Jun 5, 2014 · national
Continuity (2)
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